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Chapter 5

           Vaguelegendsofbadluckclusteredaroundthem,andmygreat-grandmother’sFrenchgovernesshadsaidtheyoughtnottobeworninNewEngland,thoughitwouldbequitesafetoweartheminEurope.

           Asmyunclebeganslowlyandgrudginglytounwrapthethingsheurgedmenottobeshockedbythestrangenessandfrequenthideousnessofthedesigns.Artistsandarchaeologistswhohadseenthempronouncedtheirworkmanshipsuperlativelyandexoticallyexquisite,thoughnooneseemedabletodefinetheirexactmaterialorassignthemtoanyspecificarttradition.Thereweretwoarmlets,atiara,andakindofpectoral;thelatterhavinginhighreliefcertainfiguresofalmostunbearableextravagance.

           DuringthisdescriptionIhadkeptatightreinonmyemotions,butmyfacemusthavebetrayedmymountingfears.Myunclelookedconcerned,andpausedinhisunwrappingtostudymycountenance.Imotionedtohimtocontinue,whichhedidwithrenewedsignsofreluctance.Heseemedtoexpectsomedemonstrationwhenthefirstpiecethetiarabecamevisible,butIdoubtifheexpectedquitewhatactuallyhappened.Ididnotexpectit,either,forIthoughtIwasthoroughlyforewarnedregardingwhatthejewellerywouldturnouttobe.WhatIdidwastofaintsilentlyaway,justasIhaddoneinthatbrier-chokedrailwaycutayearbefore.

           FromthatdayonmylifehasbeenanightmareofbroodingandapprehensionnordoIknowhowmuchishideoustruthandhowmuchmadness.

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